Three Police Officers are Dead Following Baton Rouge Shooting

Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers were killed in a shooting near Hammond Aire Plaza on Airline Highway at around 9 a.m. local time Sunday morning. Kip Holden, the mayor-president of East Baton Rouge, said that seven others were wounded. They were taken to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center for treatment, where another officer is now standing guard. The area where the shooting took place is still an active scene but contained, according to Casey Rayborn Hicks, spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge parish Sheriff’s Office.

Airline Highway was closed to traffic around 9:30 a.m., and there's a large police presence on the road. CNN reports that, "One of the suspects is dead. Authorities believe two others may be at large."

Since the police shooting of Alton Sterling on July 5, protests have been held regularly in the area along Airline Highway and in front of the Baton Rouge Police Headquarters.